Question for, erm, engineers? 3D print a Strat bridge?

[arkivel]

http://darrenriley.com/store/fender-tor ... 053378000/

[empyrean]

Just jumping in not to derail the original conversation, but I see a few people saying 3D printing metal parts wouldn't work great for guitars.

While I agree traditional methods to make them are great, 3D printed steel works great too. It's a more viable option for custom parts for hobbyists. Because of the way they are printed and the stabilizing process where it is bonded, it is, at the end of the day, a solid piece of steel, and very strong.

My 3D printed bridge and trem claw have never let me down.

[clef051]

Why not just start off with a hard tail Strat to begin with ?

[Gordon]

Just jumping in not to derail the original conversation, but I see a few people saying 3D printing metal parts wouldn't work great for guitars.

While I agree traditional methods to make them are great, 3D printed steel works great too. It's a more viable option for custom parts for hobbyists. Because of the way they are printed and the stabilizing process where it is bonded, it is, at the end of the day, a solid piece of steel, and very strong.

My 3D printed bridge and trem claw have never let me down.

That's the spirit!

[MrFingers]

As for plastic not up for the stress... Maybe... then again, Fender Bullet instruments also had a plastic bridge.

[Embenny]

As for plastic not up for the stress... Maybe... then again, Fender Bullet instruments also had a plastic bridge.

Actually, those were metal.

[Grey]

An average 25.5" scale guitar has about 100lbs of string tension when tuned to pitch, if that little tab were plastic it would snap right off. Just from looking at the pic you can tell it's metal.